TARSEM LAL BAJAJ vs SMT DEEPA GARG & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 22nd April, 2025 CM(M) 713/2025 & CM APPL. 23065/2025 & CM APPL.23066/2025 TARSEM LAL BAJAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chaitanya Parihar, Advocate. (through V.C.) versus SMT DEEPA GARG & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jitender Kumar Dhingra with Mr.Tushar Arora, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner is plaintiff before the learned Trial Court and has filed a suit seeking recovery of Rs.4,73,880/- along with interest. 2. The suit was instituted way back in the year 2016 and, initially, ex-parte judgment was passed in favour of the plaintiff on 23.04.2018. 3. Fact remains that thereafter the defendants put in appearance and on the basis of one application filed by them under Order IX Rule 13 CPC, such judgment was set aside and after completion of pleadings, the matter is now at the stage of recording of plaintiff’s evidence. 4. It was at the abovesaid stage that the plaintiff moved an application under Order VII Rule 14 CPC. It was averred therein that he had engaged another Counsel in April, 2024 and when his second Counsel inspected the file, he noticed certain whatsapp